Study: Death rate lower than expected in nursing home COVID-19 survivors
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 01, 2024
Older adults in nursing homes who survived a COVID-19 infection during the first wave of the pandemic didn’t have a high death rate in the two years that followed, a new study shows.
New SNF payment rule met with ‘disgust,’ complaints of ‘overreach’
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2024
Critics wasted little time expressing their displeasure with the government’s final nursing home payment rule for fiscal 2025 after it was released late Wednesday afternoon.
Leqembi’s benefits continue to improve with longer use, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 31, 2024
People with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease who take Leqembi can experience more benefits if they stay on it for three years, a new study shows.
Medicaid rates boost LTC Properties amid occupancy struggles and cyberattack during 2Q
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2024
The second quarter went “generally according to plan” except for challenges with occupancy issues at some assisted living communities operated by one company and a major cyberattack that disrupted...
State’s sweeping long-term care reforms on their way to becoming law
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 29, 2024
Lawmakers approved a slate of sweeping reforms for senior care facilities under which Massachusetts providers would see pay rates increase
Amid another record quarter, Ensign teases Tennessee growth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2024
Ensign Group expects to announce new acquisitions within days, following another record quarter in which it picked up 10 new operations including more than 1,300 skilled nursing beds.
Speed, agility, ‘regulatory rationality’: Incoming AHCA CEO Clif Porter reveals his goals for the...
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2024
Clif Porter might not officially become president and CEO of the largest US nursing home association until later this year, but the new hire already has a pretty good idea of how he wants to guide the...
LTC pharmacies demand ‘sustainable’ payment model ahead of 2026 drug-pricing changes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2024
Many of the nation’s long-term care pharmacies are going to fall below “break-even” and may be forced out of business without additional support when drug-pricing policy changes kick in, sector advocates...
Bill seeks new structure, staff and standards for national LTC ombudsman program
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have introduced a bill to strengthen and expand long-term care ombudsman programs, calling for a new national director and a study to better understand the number...
Patients susceptible to ulcers need education, legal sign-off
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers should begin to educate certain patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers to help fend off related litigation, two medical malpractice attorneys recommended in the National...